This Sunday is Cinco de Mayo and dear to our hearts since we spent most of our lives in San Diego and dearly love south of the border food! So let’s celebrate with these healthy and delicious salads found in my cookbook Simply Natural Gourmet! The lighter side of Cinco De Mayo! […]
Category: Side Dishes
Simply delicious side dishes that complement any entrée!
Detox Rebuild Summer Vegetable Salad
Detox Rebuild Summer Vegetable Salad Don’t let the words Detox and Rebuild give you visions of healthy food that doesn’t taste good; My Detox Rebuild Summer Vegetable Salad defies that notion! This Summer Vegetable Salad is absolutely delicious! My Detox Rebuild Summer Vegetable Salad is filled with colorful, nutritious organic vegetables that super charge your […]
Galette Pasqualina
Galette Pasqualina Inspired by another recent recipe in Bon Appétit but also inspired by my need to cook with time saving tricks, I reinvented the traditional Italian Torta Pasqualina! My Galette Pasqualina is not short on nutritional value, just much easier to make in a fraction of the time. There’s no ringing out greens and […]
Beet Green and Radish Top Pesto
Beet Green and Radish Top Pesto Our local CSA, Seeds and Spores Family Farm is growing fabulous organic beet greens and wonderful radishes this time of year! So I concocted a pesto,my “beet green and radish top pesto” with these beet greens and radish tops that is just off the charts in flavor and nutrition! Really […]
Squash and Potato Boureki
Squash and Potato Boureki My squash and potato boureki makes a perfect vegetarian entrée with a crisp fresh green salad. My squash and potato boureki is a deliciously different gluten free potato side that accompanies any meat entrée. The flavor combinations of feta and yogurt, mint and oregano, potatoes and butternut squash make my squash […]
Artichoke Bean Salad with Zaatar and Mint
Artichoke Bean Salad with Zaatar and Mint A yummy, nutritious spring salad with Mediterranean spices, mint and plenty of organic vegetables dressed in olive oil and lemon! My Artichoke Bean Salad with Zaatar and Mint combines healthy vegetables with protein rich beans to make a perfect stand alone entrée salad or a great accompaniment to lamb, chicken or […]
Olive Oil Poached Tuna with Salsa Verde
Black Rice Salad with Curried Roasted Vegetables
Black Rice Salad with Curried Roasted Vegetables I use the left over Curried Roasted Vegetables and combine them with exotic black rice to make my Black Rice Salad with Curried Roasted Vegetables! My Black Rice Salad with Curried Roasted Vegetables is just really a salad to use left overs but it really is sensational! The […]
Curried Roasted Winter Vegetables
Curried Roasted Winter Vegetables I use vindaloo curry powder from Frontier to season my Curried Roasted Winter Vegetables! My Curried Roasted Winter Vegetables include organic Delicata winter squash, organic parsnips, organic shallots, organic tomatillos, fresh snipped sage leaves, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper and of course the star seasoning Vindaloo curry powder! My […]
Heirloom Tomato Panzanella with Cucumbers and Collards
Heirloom Tomato Panzanella with Cucumbers and Collards Even though Autumn has arrived, heirloom tomatoes and crisp cucumbers are still abundantly available up North! My Heirloom Tomato Panzanella with Cucumbers and Collards takes advantage of the abundance of these late summer crops nicely! My Heirloom Tomato Panzanella with Cucumbers and Collards takes a traditional Italian bread […]